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it started with ted kennedy, , 19 73, attaching a campaign finance reform to the debt ceiling. the post says there were 25 germanees of non- amendments attached and obama has the chutzpah to say never in the history of the species has this ever occurred. is, theifference condition now, if you do not do these things, if you do not do what we want, we will not raise the debt ceiling. in 1973.the hill it was always understood that at the end of the day, you would do something with the date -- debt ceiling. politically there was cover. days of debate. the demand was campaign finance reform. in 1982, 1400 amendments. it took five weeks to debate. >> the understanding was at the end of the day the debt ceiling would be raised. in this case, the crazies are saying, let's let the whole house come down. >> all you need is a bunch of democrats in the house that support the non-shutdown of the government and it does not happen. it is not as if -- the small numbers of the ones in control. >> for more on the history of this, google debt ceiling. a word on chemical weapons and what to do abo
it started with ted kennedy, , 19 73, attaching a campaign finance reform to the debt ceiling. the post says there were 25 germanees of non- amendments attached and obama has the chutzpah to say never in the history of the species has this ever occurred. is, theifference condition now, if you do not do these things, if you do not do what we want, we will not raise the debt ceiling. in 1973.the hill it was always understood that at the end of the day, you would do something with the date -- debt...
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. >> president obama's european adventure. >> something as complicated as immigration reform should not be passed without broad support. >> house conservatives crackdown on immigration and get tough on abortion. but the farm bill goes down in flames. and in afghanistan -- a military milestone as the u.s. edges towardtalks with the taliban. >> we remain focused on moving toward negotiation because we feel it is the best path toward a political solution and political reconciliation. >> friday morning's "wall street journal" headline -- turmoil exposes global risk. the wall street journal asks -- have markets become giant crack houses? investors have certainly been acting like junkies lately. "washington close -- post" the u.s. triggers global fears. "new york times" -- global sell-off reaches beyond the u.s.. what triggered this? a comment by ben bernanke. >> we will continue to reduce the pace of purchases in measured steps through the first half of next year, ending purchases around mid-year next year. >> i believe the english translation of that is that the fed is essentially going to
. >> president obama's european adventure. >> something as complicated as immigration reform should not be passed without broad support. >> house conservatives crackdown on immigration and get tough on abortion. but the farm bill goes down in flames. and in afghanistan -- a military milestone as the u.s. edges towardtalks with the taliban. >> we remain focused on moving toward negotiation because we feel it is the best path toward a political solution and political...
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health care reforms. obama says they're demanding a ransom for just doing their job. >> they shut down the government over a crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of americans. >> the full impact of the shutdown may not be known for some time. the last time it happened in the mid '90s, it hurt the u.s. economy. hundreds of thousands of civil servants have been told to stay home. national parks, museums and monuments across the country are closed and a range of services are unavailable. operations related to national security and public safety are continuing lawmakers in the house and senate have resumed deliberations on legislation to fund the government, there's no sign of bipartisan compromise on a provisional budget for the new fiscal year which 125r9ed on tuesday. the government shutdown isn't just affecting americans, tourists are feeling the impact too. they can't visit many key attractions, including the statue of liberty in new york. about 3.5 million people head to the statue ev
health care reforms. obama says they're demanding a ransom for just doing their job. >> they shut down the government over a crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of americans. >> the full impact of the shutdown may not be known for some time. the last time it happened in the mid '90s, it hurt the u.s. economy. hundreds of thousands of civil servants have been told to stay home. national parks, museums and monuments across the country are closed and a range of...
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president obama has said immigration reform is at the top of his second term agenda. today his spokesman jay carney welcomed the senate agreement. >> this is a big deal. this is an important development. this is in keeping with the principles the president has been espousing for a long time, in keeping with bipartisan efforts in the past, and with the effort this president believes has to end in a law that he can sign. >> ifill: mr. obama is scheduled to unveil his own ideas on immigration reform tomorrow in las vegas. >> woodruff: so how will the politics of this new effort shake out on capitol hill? we asked two senators from the gang of eight. first my conversation with democratic senator dick durbin of illinois. i talked to the majority whip just a short time ago. senator durbin, thank you very much for joining us. i think one of the main questions i'm hearing is, what does this proposal mean for people living in this country illegally right now? what would happen to them? >> basically it would give them a chance to go through a criminal background check to make c
president obama has said immigration reform is at the top of his second term agenda. today his spokesman jay carney welcomed the senate agreement. >> this is a big deal. this is an important development. this is in keeping with the principles the president has been espousing for a long time, in keeping with bipartisan efforts in the past, and with the effort this president believes has to end in a law that he can sign. >> ifill: mr. obama is scheduled to unveil his own ideas on...
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. >> and over obama's health care reform plans. we go live to washington. first we have this. >> even the statue of liberty is closed, one of the symbols of the united states. there's no one around to check tickets and lead tour groups. tourists can only look at it from afar. >> this is the main reason we came to new york city, was to see the statue of liberty. now our dream will not be realized. >> it is strange, and it also has me worried that such a rich and powerful country like the united states is tied down in such disputes. >> throughout the u.s., it is the same picture -- national monuments and museums are closed. among the only operating government operations are emergency services. public employees cannot be paid because the largest economy in the world has no budget. >> i urge house republicans to reopen the government, restart the services americans depend on, and allow the public servants who have been sent home to return to work. this is only going to happen when republicans realize they do not get to hold the entire economy hostage over ideol
. >> and over obama's health care reform plans. we go live to washington. first we have this. >> even the statue of liberty is closed, one of the symbols of the united states. there's no one around to check tickets and lead tour groups. tourists can only look at it from afar. >> this is the main reason we came to new york city, was to see the statue of liberty. now our dream will not be realized. >> it is strange, and it also has me worried that such a rich and powerful...
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. >>> also this week, president obama made a strong push for comprehensive immigration reform this week, as did some members of the senate, who presented their own bipartisan plan. faith groups across the religious spectrum praised both efforts, saying legislation should be passed without delay. in recent months, religious leaders have led an aggressive campaign for immigration reform. >> for us, for many of us who are here, that immigration is part of a consistent life ethic that respects the human person. >>> meanwhile, as congress heard testimony on gun violence from former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and others, prominent members of the faith community continued to advocate for stricter gun laws. african-american clergy from around the country gathered in washington and ged that more attention be paid to gun violence in urban areas. in addition to stronger gun control, they lobbied for federal resources for community anti-violence programs. >> we all as clergy leaders and faith leaders expressed that we believed that was a moral imperative, for us to act. >>> just bere they ret
. >>> also this week, president obama made a strong push for comprehensive immigration reform this week, as did some members of the senate, who presented their own bipartisan plan. faith groups across the religious spectrum praised both efforts, saying legislation should be passed without delay. in recent months, religious leaders have led an aggressive campaign for immigration reform. >> for us, for many of us who are here, that immigration is part of a consistent life ethic...
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obama came to the president in the midst of a global financial crisis and two wars. he has had to reshape america's role in the world, the boldness of his accomplishments-- health care reform-- has been divisive. in his first inaugural speech president obama promised a new vision for a troubled country. >> today i say to you that the challenges we face are real they are serious and they are many. they will not be met easily or in a short span of time but know this, america, they will be met! (cheers and applause) >> rose: four years later much work remains on major issues from climate change to immigration reform to the debate about taxes and spending and the most recent focus on gun control joining me to assess barack obama is a group of distinguished scholars and historians. from boston, dorr wince kearns goodwin, she won the pulitzer prize for her book called "no ordinary time." her latest biography "team of rivals" formed the basis for steven spielberg's movie "lincoln." she'll join us later. from nashville, jon meacham, he won a pulitzer prize for the biography
obama came to the president in the midst of a global financial crisis and two wars. he has had to reshape america's role in the world, the boldness of his accomplishments-- health care reform-- has been divisive. in his first inaugural speech president obama promised a new vision for a troubled country. >> today i say to you that the challenges we face are real they are serious and they are many. they will not be met easily or in a short span of time but know this, america, they will be...
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. >> ifill: then, we update the movement on immigration reform, as president obama uses a citizenship ceremony to prod congress to send him a bill. >> woodruff: we have two economic stories from abroad. margaret warner examines the last-minute financial rescue for cyprus. >> ifill: and ray suarez reports on ireland's comeback after the global recession. >> suarez: rather than wait around for the return of jobs that may never come back, thousands of irish are starting their own businesses. >> woodruff: plus, jeffrey brown talks to the co-authors of a new book about murder, murderers, and the death penalty at the supreme court. >> we're both intrigued by the stories behind those crimes. there are human beings, victims, perpetrators, families. we take it literally from the scene of the crime to the court. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major fundi for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance an
. >> ifill: then, we update the movement on immigration reform, as president obama uses a citizenship ceremony to prod congress to send him a bill. >> woodruff: we have two economic stories from abroad. margaret warner examines the last-minute financial rescue for cyprus. >> ifill: and ray suarez reports on ireland's comeback after the global recession. >> suarez: rather than wait around for the return of jobs that may never come back, thousands of irish are starting...
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a short time ago, president barack obama and his wife arrived. former president jimmy carter and bill clinton are also on hand. the two other surviving presidents, george bush and george w. bush were all -- were unable to attend. president obama began addressing the crowd a few moments ago. >> we rightly and best remember dr. king's soaring oratory that they. how he gave a mighty voice to the quiet hopes of millions, how he offered a celebration path -- salvation path. his words along to the ages. investing a power and prophecy unmatched in our times. >> our correspondent is in washington at the celebrations. can you give us a flavor of the atmosphere there today? >> it is a very special atmosphere. tens of thousand of people turned up in spite of the bad weather. john lewis, the only man, civil rights activist, who stood here 50 years ago with mart luther king. we had actors, jamie foxx and oprah winfrey spoke. all very well receed from this ry mixed crowd, but as you can imagine, the stars here were the three presidents. you don't get to see th
a short time ago, president barack obama and his wife arrived. former president jimmy carter and bill clinton are also on hand. the two other surviving presidents, george bush and george w. bush were all -- were unable to attend. president obama began addressing the crowd a few moments ago. >> we rightly and best remember dr. king's soaring oratory that they. how he gave a mighty voice to the quiet hopes of millions, how he offered a celebration path -- salvation path. his words along to...
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i'm hopeful president obama will support this reform, this common sense reform that creates that transparnes and accountability. i also hope secretary hagel will. secretary hagel has already made the bold decision that taking the decision of whether or not to overturn a jury correct out of the chain of command. now, he's already changed and recommended a change to the uniform code of military justice to say this one legal decision should be taken out of the chain of command, i think we should add a second legal decision whether or not to go to trial and also take that out of the chain of command. >> woodruff: so just quickly. right now you have 44 supporters among your fellow senators. do you think you will get a majority? >> i do. and i think the more time that we have so that my allies and colleagues -- we have so many senators who support this reform. the more time we have to talk to our colleagues, to explain the facts, what's actually happening, the fact that there's 26,000 cases but only 3,300 being reported, the fact that only one in ten go to trial those statistics are highly concern
i'm hopeful president obama will support this reform, this common sense reform that creates that transparnes and accountability. i also hope secretary hagel will. secretary hagel has already made the bold decision that taking the decision of whether or not to overturn a jury correct out of the chain of command. now, he's already changed and recommended a change to the uniform code of military justice to say this one legal decision should be taken out of the chain of command, i think we should...
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health care reform law. "newshour" congressional correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. >> i do not see that happening. >> reporter: speaker john boehner immediately quashed any notion house republicans would accept a stopgap spending bill from the democratic-controlled senate that simply removes a provision de-funding the health care law. boehner would not lay out republican demands, but he did insist again that they want to keep the government running. >> i've made it clear now for months and months and months that we have no interest in seeing a government shut down. but we've got to address the spending problems that we have in this town. and so there will be options available to us. >> reporter: back in the senate, democratic leader harry reid said house republicans are unsure what to do. >> if anyone here thinks the republicans in the house have a workable plan to avert a shutdown on monday, tell me about it. i get all kinds of reports from them. "we're going to do this, we're going to do that
health care reform law. "newshour" congressional correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. >> i do not see that happening. >> reporter: speaker john boehner immediately quashed any notion house republicans would accept a stopgap spending bill from the democratic-controlled senate that simply removes a provision de-funding the health care law. boehner would not lay out republican demands, but he did insist again that they want to keep the government running. >>...
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has come for common sense comprehensive immigration reform. (cheers and applause) now's the time. >> brown: it's all part of a second term strategy that's cast the president as campaigner in chief. this time taking his legislative agenda directly to the country. just after inauguration day white house spokesman jay carney previewed the president's thinking about reaching beyond the beltway. >> some of the obsessions of washington are not the focus of concern among average americans. they care about issues that affect their lives and i think they would welcome a circumstance in which washington was more collaborative and coopative and productive. >> brown: the white house effort includes other officials as well in january, vice president biden appeared in a google fire side hangout on gun violence with newshour's hari sreenivasan. >> what's your interpretation of the second amendment? >> my interpretation is the second amendment is an individual right. >> suarez: such events happened last december during the fiscal cliff negotiations. when pres
has come for common sense comprehensive immigration reform. (cheers and applause) now's the time. >> brown: it's all part of a second term strategy that's cast the president as campaigner in chief. this time taking his legislative agenda directly to the country. just after inauguration day white house spokesman jay carney previewed the president's thinking about reaching beyond the beltway. >> some of the obsessions of washington are not the focus of concern among average americans....
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criteria and said, "if you meet these tests, we'll reward you by helping you reform your schools." >> reporter: the reward was significant: hundreds of millions of dollars to states that pledged to do what washington wanted. states competed for a share of the $4.35 billion in what washington calls "race to the top." >> governor were nervous. ( laughs ) >> reporter: 46 states and the district of columbia presented ambitious plans. >> oh, we believe louisiana is one of the top candidates for this. i mean, we have such exciting reform going on. >> reporter: only a handful of states have actually won federal money, but most have fallen in line and adopted the common core. the common core standards are only the "what." they describe what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. they're not the "how." how the standards are taught, what happens in classrooms, that's the curriculum. developing and selling curriculum materials is a billion-dollar business, but some states, including new york, are harnessing their own resources. >> we started by asking our teachers to build
criteria and said, "if you meet these tests, we'll reward you by helping you reform your schools." >> reporter: the reward was significant: hundreds of millions of dollars to states that pledged to do what washington wanted. states competed for a share of the $4.35 billion in what washington calls "race to the top." >> governor were nervous. ( laughs ) >> reporter: 46 states and the district of columbia presented ambitious plans. >> oh, we believe...
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if we don't enact immigration reform, let's say we enact it, comprehensive immigration reform. i don't think it gains a single hispanic voter. but what it does, it puts us on a playing field where we can compete for the hispanic voter. if we don't do that, frankly i don't see... i see further polarization of the hispanic voter. and the demographics are clear that are the republican party cannot win a national election. that's just a fact. >> ifill: senator mccain, thank you so much for talking with us. >> thanks for coming over today. nice to have you here in my humble office. >> ifill: online, you can find our full interview with senator rgcluding his reflection on the passing of retired colonel george "bud" day, mccain's cellmate when both were seriously injured prisoners of war in vietnam. day died yesterday at age 88. >> woodruff: pope francis drew new attention today with some surprising remarks about gay catholics, as he wrapped up a trip to the americas that drew enormous crowds. for 82 minutes the pope fielded questions on his flight home from brazil. for the first time
if we don't enact immigration reform, let's say we enact it, comprehensive immigration reform. i don't think it gains a single hispanic voter. but what it does, it puts us on a playing field where we can compete for the hispanic voter. if we don't do that, frankly i don't see... i see further polarization of the hispanic voter. and the demographics are clear that are the republican party cannot win a national election. that's just a fact. >> ifill: senator mccain, thank you so much for...